Bill Austin (abt. 1845)

Born about 1845 in Georgia, United States

Biography

Bill Austin is a part of US Black heritage.

Bill Austin was interviewed in Greenwood, Jackson County, Florida about 1937.

"Austin lives near Greenwood, Jackson County, Florida, on a small farm that he and his children operate. He says that he does not know his age, does not remember ever having heard it. But he must be pretty old, he says, " 'cause I was right

"When he finally left Greene and Hancock Counties -- about fifty-five years ago, Austin settled in Jackson County. He married and began the raising of a family. At present he has nineteen living children, more grandchildren than he can acurately tell, and is living with his third wife, a woman in her thirties."

Interview: Bill Austin was interviewed in Greenwood, Jackson County, Florida by Martin Richardson as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Bill Austin - Vol. 3, Florida, pages 22-25, images 25-28 of 382.